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For those who have an
Autohomes Wanderer with a corner wash basin. I would advise having a
look behind the wash basin cover, which falls to the floor from the
wash basin, and check this cut away aperture.

In my Motorhome the shower
tray edge had been cut away to accommodate the installation of the
water pipes through the floor of the chassis. This meant that any
water overflowing would leak into the chassis and the Motorhome floor.

SHOWER TRAY PATTERN

My solution was to produce
a shaped plastic piece and glue it on to the shower tray.

Around the pipe apertures,
I filled these gaps with flexible bathroom sealer, which would allow
removal for maintenance.

I
came across this snippet sometime ago, and being of an age that
saves every thing for 'a rainy day' kept it -

Many
of the trays are poly plastic and they have little or no
strength,When we have fitted theses trays in the past we have put a
few layers of GRP (fibre Glass) on the back side underneath the tray
to give strength,and they have never cracked but Poly plastic by its
nature gets brittle from age , heat and exposure,

When
you have an existing crack its a dilemma . We were asked to repair
or replace a tray in a Hymer 544 and we estimated the cost ,it was
more than the guy could or would afford so we asked him if we could
try the remedy of the foam,we got foam of the type used in
prosthesis, sets like wood to a very high sheen,we pushed down on the
inner part of the crack,put a small wooden wedge in and poured two
tumblers full of mixture through the crack, we released the wedge and
allowed the two sides of the crack to re-align we then put some
plastic, like cling film along the crack and put some weights to keep
the crack "together" when the stuff set, we had a small
seam of hard foam under the cling film which stripped away quite
easily,we then removed the seam like you would see on a ladies
stocking years ago, with a Stanley knife blade, the tray was fully
water tight, the crack did not stretch any further as we had drilled
the obligatory tiny hole at each end of the crack to prevent further
splitting and to the best of our knowledge the repair is still
functioning today.

HTH
Regards oldman

Securing Fixtures
to Caravan Walls

Securing
parts to caravan walls can be very frustrating due to the plywood
wall being only 3mm thick. This was a problem I found
when I had to return the wash basin back into position.

Ensure the screws are never longer than the width of the wall panel!
In the wardrobe of my Motorhome an area of the wall is exposed. The
inner and outer can be seen. I check the screw lengths here.

The
method I have found to be very effective is to use the plugs
obtainable from many DIY shops and shown in the image below.
The left hand one is suitable for the type of wall found in most
Motorhomes. The right hand one is also useful for hanging heavy fixtures.

In
each case the screw should be the same aperture size as the plug or
even slightly smaller. They must also be slightly longer than the
plug at "Rest." When the screw bites the
extreme tip of the plug it then pulls it, and causes it to balloon
behind the ply panel giving a very secure hold to fixtures. I
have found the wall plugs are quite robust and the fixtures can be
removed and refitted at will.

If
you find the screw head is to small to hold the fixture then use a
washer. Using a washer is always a good idea as this will
improve the hold of plastic fixtures. The plastic screw covers
are a good idea as the over cover hides the screw giving a neat finish.

At
the bottom of the sales package you can see the plugs ready for
fitting. Under the package title you can see the
manufacturers image of how the plug will be contained in the wall.

Rawlplugs, method
used to secure Wash basin to caravan wall.

[Click for larger image]

View of how the plugs are
fitted into the caravan wall. These wall plugs are 25mm long[Click for larger image]

Top:This shows the plug is
secure and holding a bracket. Note the plug has ballooned out to
secure the fixture behind the panel.

Middle:The plug has been tapped
through the panel and is ready for the screw.

Bottom: Note; The hole is drilled
the diameter of the first 12mm, the base section of plug is wider,
and is tapped into the panel, to ensure the screw does not revolve
when screwing up.